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Bertha O. Becker

January 19, 1920 ~ July 28, 2012

Bertha Otillia Becker, 92, of Loveland, CO, died on July 28, 2012 at Good Samaritan Healthcare Village in Loveland. She was born on January 19, 1920 in Snyder, Colorado, to Joseph and Anna (Burkey) Rademacher.

She married William Nicholas Becker on September 12, 1945 in Mead, Colorado. He preceded her in death on January 26, 1998.

She worked as a homemaker, helped her husband work the family farm, raise her nine children and later worked as a cook in the Loveland school district until retirement.

Bertha has lived in Loveland since 1952, moving here from Frederick, CO.

She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Loveland, where she was active in the CCW, Alter Society, Legion of Mary and the St. Valentines Rosary Group. Bertha was also very active in the Golden Age Group.

Bertha is survived by her daughters, Julie Becker of Ft. Collins, Janice Santillanes and husband Johnny of LaPorte, Frances Hernandez and husband Ricardo of Evans, CO, Mary Nicks and husband Phil of Rush Center, KS, and Cynthia Neve of Kempner, TX, and sons, Richard Becker and wife Mariann of Morro Bay, CA, Roland Becker of Pierce, CO, and Randy Becker of Kaycee, WY. She is survived by 25 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren, and eight great great grandchildren.

Bertha is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, daughter, Catherine McDonald, one granddaughter, Kim Rowe, and seven brothers and three sisters.

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A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Loveland with a Recitation of the Rosary prior to the mass at 10:00 AM. Interment will take place at Resthaven Memory Gardens in Ft.Collins.

Memorial contributions may be made St. John's Adoration Chapel Fund or to the Guardian Angel Church in Mead, CO in care of Kibbey Fishburn Funeral Home.